Chapter 24: Check Me
Eliàn;
"I’ve gone too far. This isn’t right." He mutters, and my brows knot.
Huh??
I look back at him, and his expression is void... blank...
"Get up." He orders and without waiting a second, I scramble off him.
I stand in front of him with my hands covering my... package, and he sighs.
The puff of blue smoke appears again, and I watch the rest of his tail lift his pants off the ground and slither back to him.
He puts his pants on over his tail, and my brows knot. Soon the smoke vanishes and he’s back with legs.
He’s wearing pants now, and I understand what he did. He didn’t want me to see him naked.
His nudity is precious to him, but he made me...
"I’ll be taking my leave now." He says as he stands, and my brows knot.
He’s leaving?
I watch him walk past me and my mind starts racing.
"What will you tell the king?" I question and he pauses.
"The truth?" He replies, and my brows crease.
Truth??
"What truth?" I demand, and he turns to look at me.
"That I don’t know if you’re a virgin or not."
His reply causes my jaw to drop. What does he mean by that??
"You know I’m a virgin!" I snap, and he shuts his eyes and takes a deep breath like I’m something that annoys him to no end.
"I do not know that, Elián. I only know what you say, and I’m sorry but your words are not strong enough to be trusted yet." He says, and my jaw drops.
He was going to check and see for himself. Why then did he stop?
... not like I wanted him to do it, but him stopping abruptly is confusing.
He turns around again, and I speak.
"Why aren’t you checking?"
He stops and turns to me. He eyes me and only when his eyes linger at my lower body do I remember that I’m half naked.
"Because you don’t want me to." He replies, and I pause.
What?
He stopped cause I don’t want him to check me?
My... my opinion matters to him?
"Koda demanded that we make you comfortable. Forcing a virginity check on you with you squirming in my lap goes against that." He adds, and I blink at him.
Unsure of what to say.
"I’ll tell father I have no interest in checking you." He says with a small, tight smile and relief explodes in my chest.
He’s about to move when another question speeds past my lips.
"What’s going to happen then?"
He raises a brow and I wait expectantly.
"When I tell Father?" He questions and I nod.
"I don’t know". He replies with a shrug, and I tilt my head.
"He’ll probably send one of the others to do it." He adds and my heart sputters to a stop.
"What!?"
He raises a brow at me like my reaction is over the top, but heaven knows I almost had a heart attack just now.
"What... what do you mean one of the others?" I question as I eye him, and he takes a deep breath.
"One of my brothers. Could be Koda, Zether, Rhydian or Lioran. Depends on Father." He replies, and I remain frozen.
He sighs and turns to face me fully.
"I’m sorry." He says with a small brow and I cock a brow.
"You’re new, uncomfortable and struggling to understand what is going on. I should never have used my pheromones on you. If you do not want me to check you... I can understand that." He adds, and my jaw drops.
He apologised??
Wo...wow...
He turns around and I watch him walk to the door. He opens the door to leave and his words replay in my mind.
"He’ll probably send one of the others to do it."
My heart starts hammering in my chest as I watch him open the door. And before I can process my actions or think things through, I throw myself forward.
Just as Zephan tries to leave, I shut the door and press my back against it.
He eyes me with a creased forehead, and I swallow hard.
"What is this?" he demands and shame burns my cheeks as I look away from him.
"Elián, why are you blocking the door?" He demands, and I swallow.
"I... I don’t want someone else to check...me..." I whisper, and there’s silence.
I look up at him and his hands are crossed over his chest as he stares at me.
"Elián, you can’t get out of this. Father always gets what he wants, and he wants confirmation from one of us that you’re truly a..." He begins, but I cut him off.
"Then, you check."
The words blurt out of me and I shut my eyes in shame at the silence that follows.
"We’ve already come this far, so just do it... please. I don’t... I don’t want to do this all over again..." I add, but the silence remains.
"Elián, you don’t have to..." He begins, and I know he’s about to turn me down.
"Just do it, please!" I rant before opening my eyes and looking up at him.
He’s staring at me with surprise and curiosity in his eyes.
"You said it will only take a minute... right?" The question comes out weak, soft and panic.
But heaven knows I would rather have Zephan finish what he started than get undressed for another one of them.
Also, the fact that he stooped when he could have forced me... makes me trust him a bit.
It’s silly... I know, and I can’t explain it... but... I’d rather have him check me.
"I... I won’t complain. I won’t squirm or put up a fight. Just... prove to your Father that I’m truly a virgin so... he won’t send me away."
My words are left hanging in the air, and I hold my breath as I wonder what reply he would give.
I’m fucking begging a man to do something I was so against just a few minutes ago.
This is humiliating.
What does he think of me?
What will he even say??
Ugh! This place will be the death of me...
"Fine."